Former Texas A&M center Cody Wallace was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the NFL Draft, and last week he got his first taste of life in the professional ranks in his first mini-camp with his new team. Wallace realized that everyone is much better at this level, and...[details]

The Good: Wallace is veteran center with the ability to naturally bend his knees to play low, consistently getting a leverage advantage over an opponent. He is a nasty mauler who has fine hand use, good footwork and balance and very good strength. He can down block on the tackles and also does well to lock on and sustain when he reaches the linebacker as well as consistently hold his ground and stay with his block in pass protection. He is a high character person who overcame tragedy early in his life to excel on the football field. He combines some of the tools to become an NFL interior lineman with enough athleticism to also backup at guard.

The Bad: At the Senior Bowl practices, he was overmatched often revealing some of his athletic limitations in matchups.

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